Reassessment Battle Escalates
“Out with the new, in with the old” seems an apt description of what transpired last week. In the latest twist in the never ending
Christopher Wendt
January 10, 2012
“Out with the new, in with the old” seems an apt description of what transpired last week. In the latest twist in the never ending
Setting aside all the madness surrounding the reassessment process that began with the mailing of new values to property owners in Pittsburgh and Mt. Oliver,
Every so often the idea comes up-shifting the school tax burden from property to something else such as the sales tax or the personal or
Although Allegheny County’s base year plan has not completely given up the ghost, the epitaph for the plan is beginning to be written.
Should voters in the City of Pittsburgh have the right to approve or reject property tax increases? A majority of City Council does not think
Pittsburgh Councilman Burgess has introduced a measure to give City voters the power to approve or reject property tax increases. The proposed ordinance calls for
After years of extolling the fact that the property tax rate in Allegheny County had remained unchanged from 4.69 mills, the County Executive-elect has put
In last week’s Brief we noted that if the County eliminates its $15,000 homestead exclusion-a decision the County may or may not be deliberating on
Last night County Council’s Budget and Finance Committee advanced a 1 mill increase in the property tax, a 21% increase that defies explanation. The Committee
On the heels of a Citywide referendum that approved a tax hike for libraries (1/4 of a mill) and the 1 mill increase by County